Comparison of techniques for estimating herbage intake of grazing dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1827-1836

  Smit, H J ^a   Taweel, H Z ^a   Tas, B M ^a   Tamminga, S ^a   Elgersma, A ^a,b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Herbage intake; n alkanes; Sward cutting

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

ALKANE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAIRYING; EATING; FECES; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LACTATION; METHODOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT;

ALKANES; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; EATING; ENERGY INTAKE; FECES; FEMALE; LACTATION; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; PLANTS;

EID: 20844436320     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(05)72857-5     Document Type: Article

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